The phrase "albeit fake" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to acknowledge a fact or condition that is true, even if it is not genuine or authentic.
Example: "The painting was a masterpiece, albeit fake, and still drew a large crowd at the gallery."
Alternatives: "although not real" or "even if it's counterfeit".
Those who were connected up to a convincing, albeit fake, "lie detector" gave more honest responses on a questionnaire than those who were not connected.
Just as on YouTube, there are ratings — albeit fake — like the one from a Web poster with the handle, "Jdhound," who writes, "This are like so professional.
This Persona seems to come to life during the development stages of a project, and gives all of the members of a design team a common goal to focus on: pleasing a demanding, albeit fake, individual.
When the FBI recovers a stolen -- albeit fake -- artwork, "in most cases, all we can do is return it," Chaffinch said.
Shortly after being endorsed by Aziz Ansari, Neal Brennan and more, the original, albeit fake account, @DaveChappelle, was disabled so that the real Chappelle could start using it.
This reminds us of yet another time Trump faked something in order to brag about himself — when he pretended to be his own publicist on phone calls with outlets like People Magazine, where, posing as "John Baron," he spun heroic, albeit fake stories about his professional achievements and dating prowess.
(Albeit, a fake grape scent, like a Jolly Rancher candy).
Some in any case were bought as fakes – albeit fakes that were made with the same repertoire of skills that went into the originals.
A booking photograph of Mr. Coke, who is balding and usually wears a beard, showed him closely shaved and with a full Afro, albeit a fake one, stuffed inside a black baseball hat.
It turns out that the "low-rider bike" guy in "red suspenders" and "fireman pants from Nasty Pig" was not some leather daddy but Santa, albeit a fake Santa.
Perhaps most famously of all, Jean-Paul Goude shot her as a rippling racehorse – virtually naked, standing on one leg, bronzed and oiled, microphone in one hand, right leg raised at 90 degrees to meet her right arm – it is an astonishing image, albeit famously faked.
